Method of making boots and shoes



* UNITED STATES BENJAMIN cw. FREEMAN, orv CINCINNATI, OHIO 7 tion. The

Patented Feb; 4,- 1930 METHOD OF MAKING BOOTS AND SHOES 1 I i No Drawing. Original applicationcfiled N oveinber 2'7,

, filed May 31, 1928- My present invention is an improved and novelprocess 1n the manufacture of boots and shoes, having cut out uppers, andrelatespar- 'Vticularly to the method of reenforcing such 5 shoe uppers in orderthat the lasting operation will not unduly distort thecut out de- 7 fore the uppers are assembled on a shoe last,

and consequently before the lasting operawherein the leather is stretched, pulled, and worked over a last would normally tend'to distort practically all cut out designs, and hence ruin the completed shoe. In order to protect theshoe upper while permitting the cut out operation, before assembly, particularly on the last, it is important to apply reenforcing materials, lining, layers or J strengthening devices. In my prior appli- 80 cation, above referred to, I have explained and claimed various methods of reenforcing, and in the prior patent to B. B. Brodfeuhrer, 'No.;l,605,9l6, issued Nov. 9, 1926, other reenforcing methods are described and claimed.

'In the'present application I have elected to claim the reenforcing method or process which consists, briefly, in assembling the shoe upper materials, 'usually comprising the 'vamp,quarters, and lining over all, or apor- 40 tion of the same,'andassociating therewith,

preferably between the upper and the lining, or a part of the same, a reenforcing layer or sheet. This reenforcing layer may be of canvas, textile material, or any other matev rial desired, and may be of sufficient extent to cover the part of the shoe upper intended to be cut out, and'also may be suflicient to be included in'one or more of the lines of stitching uniting the shoe upper materials together.

Thereupon the shoe upper, when fitted or subsequent lasting operation NT orries 1923, Serial No. e'z'nsial Divided and this application F Seria1 No. 282,056.

formed, subjected'to the cutting out operation as now commercially practiced wherein the upper and lining, and the associated re:

enforcements are cut entirely through, and

substantial openwork sections are removed therefrom; By having the shoe upper mate rial, such as leather, suede or the like outer surface, and the interior lining, covering and enclosing the reenforcing layer, the latter maybe left permanently within the shoe after the cut out action, the reenforcing layer having performed its function of preventing the distorting of the openwork designs during the lasting operation. Formerly it was considered necessary to make the shoe and lining in the usual way, then. apply the reenforcing, either outside or inside, and re-f move the same, while my present invention is directed to cover and protect the feature of permitting the reenforcing layer to be left within the shoe, particularly when it is incorporated therein between the outer upper materials and the lining, or a portion of the same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. The improved process of making boots and shoes having cut out portions, which consists in associating reenforcing material with the upper and lining, and then cutting out said openwork portions through upper, lining, and reenforcement before lasting, relying upon the reenforcing to prevent distortion of the cut out upper. during lasting and finishing the shoe with the reenforcement remaining therein.

2. The improved process of making boots and shoes having cut out portions in the 1 upper materials, which consits in uniting a plurality of upper sections together with a the reenforcing material between the upper and the lining adj acentto the cut out design, lasting the shoe While maintaining undisturbed the relative positions of the remaining upper and remaining reenforcing material and then completing the manufacture of the shoe.

s 4:. The improved process of manufacturing shoes which consists in associating an upper, its lining, and reenforcing material between the upper and the lining adjacent to the design to be cutout, cutting out a-decorative design on a predetermined portion of the upper, the li-ninga-nd the reenforcingmaterial, lasting the shoe While maintaining undisturhed the relative positions of the remaining upper and remaining reenforcing material,

and then completingthemanufacture of the g shoe.

Intesti-mony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

BENJA IN JFRE MAE. V- 

